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This week I went down to French Pass, to help plan the implementation of one of the most ambitious predator eradication programs suggested in New Zealand. This narrow channel separating D’Urville Island from the South Island is possibly the most… Continue Reading →
In my previous position as a postdoctoral fellowship in Canada, I helped a friend of mine Matt Waterhouse, during his PhD work catching (possibly) the cutest animals in the world up mountains. I also helped out a bit in the… Continue Reading →
a rediscovered species, a new combination and the potential for a useful bioindicator of forest health Lichens are an amalgam of one or more fungi, green algae, cyanobacteria or sometimes both photosynthetic partners. This relationship, a symbiosis, is perhaps best… Continue Reading →
RadioLive interview with Dr Andrew Veale – Environews: Stoats’ incredible abilities
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New Zealand is filled with the descendants of great voyagers who left their homes in far-off lands for a new life in this idyllic land. This mass immigration has created a diverse melting pot of immigrants from across the world…. Continue Reading →
To conserve species we need to reliably be able to identify them, understand their ecology, map their distributions, count their numbers and identify any threats to their survival. Unfortunately, some groups of species are very hard to tell apart, making… Continue Reading →
[custom_headline type=”left” style=”margin-top: 45px;” level=”h2″ looks_like=”h5″ accent=”true”]Using seabirds to sample marine ecosystems: Australasian gannets in the Hauraki Gulf[/custom_headline] Every MID summer’s day a spectacular, natural phenomenon occurs in the wider Hauraki Gulf namely the departure and return of… Continue Reading →
The Chatham Islands group comprise the eastern most extension of the New Zealand Botanical Region. The islands lie 800 km east of Christchurch, and take anywhere from two and half to three hours by plane to reach. The two main… Continue Reading →